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Ancient Rome
Civilization from the founding of the city of Rome to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire
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1. When was Rome founded according to the tradition?
476 BC
79 BC
40 AD
753 BC
2. According to Roman tradition, how many legendary monarchs ruled Rome before it became a Republic?
Three
Seven
Ten
Fifteen
3. What is not true in the legend of Romulus and Remus?
Romulus was killed by Remus
They were twins
They were raised by a wolf
They were sons of god Mars
4. Who was the main god in Roman mythology?
Neptune
Jupiter
Vulcan
Mars
5. Who was the goddess of love and beauty in Roman mythology?
Venus
Minerva
Aphrodite
Hera
6. Who was the Roman goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness?
Juno
Flora
Demeter
Diana
7. How many consuls were elected every year by citizen assembly in early Rome?
Five
Three
Two
Ten
8. Which Carthaginian general crossed the Alps and invaded ancient Rome?
Hector
Hasdrubal
Hamilcar
Hannibal
9. What animals did he bring with him during his invasion of Rome?
Wolves
Lions
Bears
Elephants
10. How many Punic Wars were there?
Four
Two
Three
Five
11. What did Rome gain following the First Punic War, a war primarily fought at sea?
Britain
Sicily
Egypt
Iberia
12. What was the leadership of Rome called when Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Crassus ruled Rome?
Triple Threat
First Triumvirate
Three Wise Men
Triple Entente
13. The Julian calendar was proposed by Julius Caesar in 46 BC. How many days it differs from Gregorian calendar used today?
27 days
17 days
13 days
3 days
14. Who became the first emperor of Rome in the year 27 BC?
Gaius Marius
Caesar Augustus
Nero
Julius Caesar
15. Who assassinated Julius Caesar?
Caesar Augustus
Theodosius
Cleopatra VII
Marcus Brutus
16. Where was Julius Caesar assassinated?
In the Roman bath
While riding a horse
At the theater
In his bed
17. The members of the Second Triumvirate included Mark Antony, Lepidus, and who else?
Cleopatra VII
Marcus Brutus
Tullus Hostilius
Octavian
18. What did Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII do after they realized they had lost the war to Octavian?
Got married
Surrendered and became slaves
Both committed suicide
Ran away to China together
19. The eruption of which volcano destroyed and buried the city of Pompeii in 79 AD?
Vesuvius
Vulcano
Etna
Stromboli
20. What area of the city was the center of Roman public life and government?
The Forum
The Rostra
The Pantheon
Palatine Hill
21. Which of the following was famous Roman philosopher?
Virgil
Ovid
Horace
Seneca
22. Which Emperor decided to divide Rome into two sections to try and stabilize the empire?
Trajan
Octavian
Diocletian
Romulus Augustulus
23. Which barbarian people group invaded Britain as the Roman Empire grew weak?
Franks
Saxons
Vandals
Goths
24. Who was the leader of the rebelling gladiators and slaves in the Third Servile War?
Marcus Agrippa
Spartacus
Pompey
Hannibal
25. What did Octavian change his name to after he became the first Roman Emperor?
Constantine
Augustus
Hadrian
Trajan
26. Who did Julius Caesar defeat in the Roman civil war to become the most powerful man in Rome?
Octavian
Cicero
Pompey the Great
Mark Antony
27. Which Roman emperor was blamed for the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD?
Claudius
Commodus
Nero
Hadrian
28. What type of current modern government is most similar to the Roman Republic?
Communism
Dictatorship
Democracy
Monarchy
29. What was the highest position in the government of the Roman Republic?
Senator
Consul
Governor
Censor
30. Under which emperor, Rome reached its territorial height in 117?
Nero
Hercules
Augustus
Trajan
31. Which battle is widely considered the greatest military achievement of Julius Caesar?
Battle of Heraclea
Battle of Alesia
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Battle of Carthage
32. When Julius Caesar seized control of Rome and made himself dictator, what famous Roman government came to an end?
The Legion
The Republic
The Monarchy
The Empire
33. Who became Roman Emperor in 306 AD and then converted to Christianity?
Titus
Tiberius
Constantine
Caesar Augustus
34. What Roman ruler was the father of Cleopatra's children Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II and Ptolemy Philadelphus?
Octavian
Mark Antony
Trajan
Julius Caesar
35. How was Octavian related to Julius Caesar?
Son
Father
Grandson
Nephew
36. What fortification was built by the Romans across the width of Britain to separate Romans from the barbarians?
Nero's Wall
Trajan's Wall
Hadrian's Wall
Caesar's Wall
37. In 305 Diocletian abdicated voluntarily due to ill health and retired to his palace at which city?
Singidunum
Mediolanum
Naisus
Spalatum
38. What was the name of a long robe that most men wore in Rome?
Toga
Testudo
Palla
Stola
39. How many different capital letters are used to write Roman numerals?
7
9
8
10
40. In what year the Western Roman Empire collapsed?
476
221
533
776
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